Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin - 22 September 2018

[DrDuke]

Was thinking the same before I read your post mate. Pov is here to win! He must know it's his last chance as well so that adds an extra incentive. At 38 he's not gonna get another go at the top table!

I hope, Sasha will do it, I'm a long-time fan of him, following his career since the Olympics.

I wouldn't say I was a fan to be honest. I'm just a pissed off fan of the sport.

Me too overall, but still there are some boxers from the past and current days, that had/have been especially interesting to watch for me.

[Stuarty]

I hope, Sasha will do it, I'm a long-time fan of him, following his career since the Olympics.

I wouldn't say I was a fan to be honest. I'm just a pissed off fan of the sport.

Me too overall, but still there are some boxers from the past and current days, that had/have been especially interesting to watch for me.

Yeah I deffo get that mate There's not many things more satisfying than a fighter you've earmarked from early doors doing well and going all the way! Painful when they lose though

[jamamb]

Pov looks like he's been having fun in sparing

omg dubois such a beast lol

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Nent to show Joshua v Povetkin title on pay-per-view across Nordics

The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) has acquired rights to the world heavyweight title bout between Anthony Joshua (pictured) and Alexander Povetkin on September 22.

Multi-territory pay-television operator and broadcaster Nent, formerly known as Modern Times Group, will exploit the rights via its pay-per-view service Viaplay across the Nordics, with the event priced at NOK499 ($59).

[handsofstone]

Ive not been impressed with Povetkin too much lately, he's looked flat since getting busted, pedestrian against Rudenko and Hammer but done well to recover against Price and scored a sickener of a KO, I still think he can hurt Joshua if he catches him but there's no way he can outbox him, I thought Joshua looked a bit flat himself against Parker, won wide and dominated the fight, he couldn't quite get through the gears though and his timing was a bit off, looked a bit rigid

Povetkin is a lot slower than Parker and I doubt he'll be able to get out the way of Joshua's jab/right cross, I can see Joshua just breaking Povetkin down systematically and I can see him going out of his way to KO him as opposed to the way he chose to box to a decision last time out

Joshua KO10

[ScottDetonator]

Undercard isn't up to much is it?!

Surely, one more fight to be added? 5 fights isn't it? Be long breaks inbetween fights.

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Undercard isn't up to much is it?!

Surely, one more fight to be added? 5 fights isn't it? Be long breaks inbetween fights.

Nope. Wembley has a 11pm curfew.. expect AJ and Povetkin to be in the ring by 10pm..

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[nitro5912]

Not sure of time differences, but surely leaving a bit late to be flying to the UK.

4 days before the fight. I know he doesn't have to drop weight, but surely he needs to get used to the time differences.

[KiwiRider]

5am start Sunday morning with an 11.30 finish in my country.
I'll be a good boy and not crack the first beer until 9, but I'm not promising anything, then most likely be out to it on the couch by 11:45

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FIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE:

Wednesday: Public Workout – York Hall, 5.30pm doors, 6pm start *

Thursday: Final Press Conference – Media only, streamed live on social media from midday

Friday: Weigh-in – Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington. 12.00pm doors, 1pm start *

Saturday: Fight Night – Doors open 5.30pm

* All welcome. No tickets required. First come, first serve.

[samwbr]

Not sure of time differences, but surely leaving a bit late to be flying to the UK.

4 days before the fight. I know he doesn't have to drop weight, but surely he needs to get used to the time differences.

It's 2 hours ahead.

[Grilling Machine]

Joshua sounds depressed in his latest interviews. It must be hard to be treated like a rockstar twice a year with these drawn-out gaps, along with the pressure of knowing that a loss could destroy his career as he knows it.

Inactive reigns make losing a much bigger deal than it should be these days. It's not healthy for anyone's mind to carry inevitable doubts around for so long without the reaffirmation of good wins. In the old days you could lose and rematch for the belt in ten weeks, often with a win over a contender in-between. That was too far the other way, but I know this: Joshua cares far more about losing than I do.

He could get blasted by Wilder and I'd still like to see him fight Fury, and so on. He should be feeling like going out there and trying to smash Povetkin, not feeling like he has to do everything in his power to avoid losing first and foremost.

[dbf]

Joshua sounds depressed in his latest interviews. It must be hard to be treated like a rockstar twice a year with these drawn-out gaps, along with the pressure of knowing that a loss could destroy his career as he knows it.

Inactive reigns make losing a much bigger deal than it should be these days. It's not healthy for anyone's mind to carry inevitable doubts around for so long without the reaffirmation of good wins. In the old days you could lose and rematch for the belt in ten weeks, often with a win over a contender in-between. That was too far the other way, but I know this: Joshua cares far more about losing than I do.

He could get blasted by Wilder and I'd still like to see him fight Fury, and so on. He should be feeling like going out there and trying to smash Povetkin, not feeling like he has to do everything in his power to avoid losing first and foremost.

Totally agree with this. He seems quite distant and down in some of the interviews I have seen and read. I think the pressure is definitely getting on top of him, however Povetkin is not the man to capitalise on this. AJ looks like a man with a lot of weight on his shoulders.

His left hook is looking quick and sharp from what I've seen and I wouldn't be surprised if he floors Povetkin with it. Also he's talking about going to the body but this to me seems strange as his body technique is not great and I think it could create openings for AP, but the Russian is no doubt too slow and old now to punish him for it.

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AJ seemed more calm today..

[bigjack]

Joshua sounds depressed in his latest interviews. It must be hard to be treated like a rockstar twice a year with these drawn-out gaps, along with the pressure of knowing that a loss could destroy his career as he knows it.

Inactive reigns make losing a much bigger deal than it should be these days. It's not healthy for anyone's mind to carry inevitable doubts around for so long without the reaffirmation of good wins. In the old days you could lose and rematch for the belt in ten weeks, often with a win over a contender in-between. That was too far the other way, but I know this: Joshua cares far more about losing than I do.

He could get blasted by Wilder and I'd still like to see him fight Fury, and so on. He should be feeling like going out there and trying to smash Povetkin, not feeling like he has to do everything in his power to avoid losing first and foremost.

Totally agree with this. He seems quite distant and down in some of the interviews I have seen and read. I think the pressure is definitely getting on top of him, however Povetkin is not the man to capitalise on this. AJ looks like a man with a lot of weight on his shoulders.

His left hook is looking quick and sharp from what I've seen and I wouldn't be surprised if he floors Povetkin with it. Also he's talking about going to the body but this to me seems strange as his body technique is not great and I think it could create openings for AP, but the Russian is no doubt too slow and old now to punish him for it.

I agree about Povetkin,i think we'll see shades of what he was like a couple of years back, this older version will have some success but be unable to finish the job and get overpowered.

[Grilling Machine]

AJ looks like a man with a lot of weight on his shoulders.

AJ seemed more calm today.

That's the thing — he seems to thrive when he's kept busy. Having six months reading about how so many of us back Wilder isn't good for his head. Especially not if McCracken and Fastcar struggle to hide their doubts from him.

I know Ali was a special case, and he's on record as worrying about Foreman (and Frazier for a time), but he loved being at the top and was so carefree in comparison to most modern champs. So many latterday champs have suffered from the fear of being written off after a loss. It sucks. And we see the pattern again and again — a fast rise followed by a comparative stall. Joshua tore through the division until he beat Klitschko.

[Nightmare Roy]

AJ weighs in at 17:8 POV 15:12

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AJ weighs in at 17:8 POV 15:12

About 25 pound difference

[tobyh5]

Both in good shape by the looks of them, although I thought AJ looked a little softer, puffier and less defined than normal. Not that I think that it matters in the sense no one is knocked out by muscles, but maybe it indicates him overlooking Pov (or maybe it shows good drug testing for this show). Looking forward to a good fight here

[tony1234]

Heavy rain and wind forecast all evening , won't be nice to be sat outside in that, could it be called off ?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Heavy rain and wind forecast all evening , won't be nice to be sat outside in that, could it be called off ?

Yeh. The storm has already passed Manchester. Could already be near London.. Too bad there's no roof like the Millennium.

[danconnollyeire]

Heavy rain and wind forecast all evening , won't be nice to be sat outside in that, could it be called off ?

Yeh. The storm has already passed Manchester. Could already be near London.. Too bad there's no roof like the Millennium.

It was fvcking cold in london last night too and the wind was the worst I’d seen for a while. It’s ok for a 90 min footie game but stadium fights in September? I’ll pass

[Ruthless-RKO]

Heavy rain and wind forecast all evening , won't be nice to be sat outside in that, could it be called off ?

Yeh. The storm has already passed Manchester. Could already be near London.. Too bad there's no roof like the Millennium.

It was fvcking cold in london last night too and the wind was the worst I’d seen for a while. It’s ok for a 90 min footie game but stadium fights in September? I’ll pass

It’s supposed to stop raining by the main event according to wembley forecast.

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